The Lair of the White Worm was published in 1911 and was one of the many novels and novellas that Irish author Bram Stoker wrote after publishing the Gothic-horror classic Dracula. Dracula was published in 1897 and, to date, is considered a cult classic, being the inspiration for several horror and vampire stories since then right up to the twenty-first century. However, other … [Read more...] about ‘The Lair of the White Worm’ by Bram Stoker: Summary and Book Review
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‘Swami and Friends’ by R.K. Narayan: Book Summary and Analysis
Swami and Friends is the first novel penned by R.K. Narayan based in a fictional South Indian town called Malgudi. Swami and Friends is also the first book where Narayan introduced to the literary world the wonderful world of Malgudi from the viewpoint of a child studying in Albert Mission School in the pre-Independence period of India. Narayan based his first novel on his own … [Read more...] about ‘Swami and Friends’ by R.K. Narayan: Book Summary and Analysis
‘Stoned, Shamed, Depressed’ by Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava: Book Review
Stoned, Shamed, Depressed by Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava: Book Review Stoned, Shamed, Depressed is a 2020 Harper Collins Publication by author and journalist Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava. The book discusses in a half-neutral but otherwise concerned manner the plight of Gen Z children, pre-teens, teenagers, and young adults who reside in India's urban areas. Bhargava has done deep … [Read more...] about ‘Stoned, Shamed, Depressed’ by Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava: Book Review
‘A Song of India’ by Ruskin Bond: Book Review
‘A Song of India’ by Ruskin Bond: Book Review A Song of India is the fourth book in the memoir series of writer Ruskin Bond’s life. A series penned to celebrate 70 years, Ruskin Bond, the writer from the hills, has spent writing short stories, novellas, essays, and other bookish works for his readers. Ruskin Bond is considered India’s most loved and popular writer who has … [Read more...] about ‘A Song of India’ by Ruskin Bond: Book Review
‘How to be a Writer’ by Ruskin Bond: Book Review
How to be a Writer by Ruskin Bond: Book Review How to be a Writer is a little book full of advice for aspiring and established writers penned by India’s most beloved and popular writer Ruskin Bond. If there is one writer whose books I buy without even reading the synopsis, and sometimes not even the book's title, that author is the writer from the hills, Ruskin Bond. … [Read more...] about ‘How to be a Writer’ by Ruskin Bond: Book Review